The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 30, 2108
Waning Gibbous
68.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
11:30 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.9%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2293
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 247.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 258.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 14m / -11.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.31° / 4.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.39° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.59° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.